故应放大视野、开阔心胸、从全面的、整体的、全程的、全方位的角度,结合印刷史学专家和印刷人士,形成共识,从大印刷史观的立场,重新再出发,好好整理出一套新的《中国印刷史》来,以弘扬中华文化、振兴民族精神、为中国人争光。 A Study of Chinese Printing History in DepthAbstract: by S.T.LeePrinting was first invented in China,but little was written down about its entire history. Perhaps this might result from too much emphasis put upon the literary professionals rather than industrial engineering in the Chinese Society.In most of the contemporary bibliographies published in China concerning the history of Chinese printing, about 80-90 percent of the publications concentrated their contents mainly on the history of printing books,not to cover the whole and entire history of the subjeet matter.For a more thorough study of the Chinese printing history, the author, open-minded with broader views, in a concerted effort solicited from both printing historians and graphic arts professionals,is attempting to do his best to compile and edit,from every aspect,all derections and all angles,a more concise and complete book of the Chinese printing history ever published to helps preserve and promote Chinese culture.一、前 言 研究印刷史,不仅是史学家的责任,也是印刷人的责任。 盖治史必先通史,治专史者,如果缺少该项知识,有时会不免隔膜一层,不易透澈;故若由印刷人士与史家配合,对澄清问题,或不无助益。 梁启超先生说:“治专门史者,不惟须有史学的素养,更须有各该专门学的素养。 ” 王云五先生说:“余从事出版事业数十年,兼具全国大规模之印刷机构,其间主编图书不下数千种,而于有关印刷术之专著独阙,无他,以执笔人未必擅长技术,而擅长技术者未必尽能执笔,或亦未暇执笔。 ” 兴才厕身印刷半世纪,从事印刷教育工作亦四十年,明知对印刷专史负有自己一分责任,但以资质鲁钝、半生庸碌,对史学文献之钻研极少,不敢在史学专家之前班门弄斧。 惟于拜读史家有关中国印刷史诸论著之后,每有如鲠在喉之感,故冒昧以愚见就正于先进贤达,聊尽印刷人之责任。 管窥之见,谬误难免,敬请高明长者教之。 二、中国印刷史论著及印刷史家 根据中国印刷史家钱存训博士近着《中国印刷史简目》所载,共选录近人对中国印刷、刻书及其相关之版本目录学的著述约五百种,依性质分为十五类: 1.通论⑴专著47种。 ⑵论文集11种。 ⑶论文32篇。 ⑷书影、图录13种。 2.发明、背景5篇。